Corrections

Published: September 15, 2002

An illustrated timeline last Sunday about the history of espionage misstated the date of Alger Hiss's conviction for perjury. Hiss was convicted in 1950, not 1951. The piece also omitted attribution for the suggestion that documents supporting Hiss's innocence were covered up. This was the position of Hiss and his supporters in a petition to set aside his conviction. The petition was denied and later appeals failed.